Girl raped by four classmates at friend’s birthday party

The girl, a student of a private college lodged a complaint accusing her four classmates of raping her at the birthday party, police said. The girl stated in her complaint that the entire incident was filmed and she was threatened not to disclose the matter to anyone.

A 17-year-old student was allegedly raped by her four classmates in a house in Khammam city where she had gone to attend a friend’s birthday party, police said. The accused also videographed the incident that took place on Sunday. The girl, a student of a private college, on Monday lodged a complaint at Khammam III Town police station accusing her four classmates, all major, of raping her at the birthday bash, police said.

According to a senior police officer, the girl stated in her complaint that the entire incident was filmed and she was threatened not to disclose the matter to anyone.

A case of gang-rape under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under relevant sections of the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act was registered.